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| Written by Tribune News | |
| Thursday, 22 May 2008 | |
 Baba Balwant Singh Baba Balwant Singh of Machhrouli village gurdwara in Yamunanagar district of Haryana is a well- known personality. Curious eyes follow him, whenever he moves around. People turn or stop cars for a look at him. They don’t find it easy to take their eyes off his colourful personality.The 45-year-old Nihang Sikh wears a massive, meticulously tied turban, weighing 34 kg. He weighs less than 60 kg. The turban is 300-metre long and he embellishes it with religious symbols (metallic) like kirpans. One wonders how he manages to support such a heavy turban but he does not appear to feel its weight on his head. To him the turban feels like a rose on the head. He is a devout Sikh who serves the religion and people who visit the gurdwara. Unlike other Sikhs, Nihang Sikhs wear comparatively long turbans. But this Nihang Sikh and a few more are different. Till three years ago, Baba Balwant Singh’s turban used to be 127-metre long. Gradually he started increasing the length of his turban and took it to 300 metres. Baba Major Singh of Jalandhar is known for wearing the heaviest and longest turban. As per Baba Balwant Singh, the Jalandhar Nihang wears a turban, which is 375 metres long (as per information on the Internet, Baba Major’s turban is 400-metre long). This Nihang from Yamunanagar has plans to wear a larger turban and add another 100 metres to his 300 metre long turban. He is a true Sikh and he has been propagating Sikhism. Turban is an article of faith and he just wears his faith. |
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